For Educators
Assessments Available to Pilot
Single Word
Recognition
ROAR-SWR
ROAR-SWR measures a student’s ability to quickly recognize words. Word recognition is at the foundation of reading ability and is important for reading fluency and comprehension.
Phonological
Awareness
ROAR-PA
ROAR-PA measures elision and sound matching to assess a student’s phonological awareness. This subtest is under active development and validation.
Sentence Reading Efficiency
ROAR-SRE
ROAR-SRE measures students’ ability to silently read and understand sentences quickly and accurately. This subtest is under active development and validation.
Vocabulary
ROAR-Vocab
ROAR-Vocab measures receptive vocabulary, or the words that a student can recognize and correctly match to an image. This subtest is under active development and validation.
Are you interested in piloting the ROAR in your school or district? Check out our ROAR Partnerships Summary and fill out our ROAR Partner Interest Form!
Administering the ROAR
Timeline for In-Class Administration
On ROAR Day, every student will need:
Budgeting time for the ROAR
- ROAR-SWR requires 5-10 minutes.
- ROAR-PA requires 10-15 minutes.
- ROAR-SRE requires 7 minutes.
- ROAR-Vocab requires 5 minutes.
- Consider budgeting extra time for Grades 1-2.
Administration Guide & Score Reports
Please email roar-partnerships@stanford.edu to request a preview of the online platform.
With regard to score reports: please allow 24-48 hours after ROAR Day to receive scores. Score report files will be shared through a secure online dropbox accessible only to authorized partners.
A live-updating teacher dashboard is currently under development. We welcome feedback and suggestions for this feature from educators.
Dr. Carrie Townley-Flores
If your organization is interested in a collaborative research partnership, please fill out our ROAR Partner Interest Form or email our Director of Research & Partnerships, Carrie Townley-Flores. (ctflores@stanford.edu)
